A new phenomenon, called "Cash Mobs," is spreading across the country, changing the way people view local businesses. Similar to flash mobs, Cash Mobs organize customers to spend money at struggling locally owned businesses to support their community.

The beggar with the golden voice, who last week managed to escape the bonds of poverty and homelessness found himself held by LA Police after a fracas with one of his daughters. Is this the first sign of a rags to riches to rags story in the making?

If you're fortunate enough to ride out the economic downturn without having to live in a cardboard box, you could probably stand to start giving back to your community. If you're also something of a slacker, then this is the guide for you.

It's becoming more and more common in this blighted economic landscape for smaller towns and cities to save money by letting their paved roads revert back to gravel - jokingly called the 'stone age', it says far more of our future than our past.

Got a CitiBank credit card? Look to your mail for a notice that they've just jacked everyone's interest rate to 29.99%. It's legal, but clearly an act of desperation. Best bet is to transfer your balance to a card with cheaper interest, and make Citi's insolvency even worse.

Just fill out this form, and Kashi will send you a box of their healthy (but surprisingly nummy) cereal. Takes 4-6 weeks for delivery, so hunker down for a bit of a wait. It'll be worth it, free food tastes better.

UPDATE Well crap, looks like the promotion ended today, so no more free grub from these guys. Guess you'll just have to starve now. As your energy wanes from malnutrition and the world around you fades to cold black, repeatedly murmur the name of the agents of your undoing: KASHI.